Chartreuse
noun
an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
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chartreusenouneither of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
Chartreuse
American
[shahr-trooz, -troos, sha r -trœz]
/ ʃɑrˈtruz, -ˈtrus, ʃarˈtrœz /
noun
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an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
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(lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.
adjective
chartreuse
British
/ ʃɑːˈtrɜːz, ʃartrøz /
noun
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either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
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a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow
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( as adjective )
a chartreuse dress
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Etymology
Origin of Chartreuse
1865–70; < French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made
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It isn’t quite brat—more akin to the Yellow Chartreuse liqueur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
In March, Baghera Wines, an auction house based in Geneva, hosted the largest Chartreuse auction in history.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Frederick Wildman and Sons, the only Chartreuse importer in the United States, is working to meet demand from retailers, bars, restaurants and consumers.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Lisa Bauer, the owner of Seattle-based Chartreuse Landscape Design, says the first step in selecting a tree is evaluating the space you have in three dimensions to forecast the tree’s ultimate height and width.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
This was like the light in Chartreuse liqueur, like the green flash, and I kept wondering, How did I escape?
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Where it’s not peeling off around the edges, it’s covered in chartreuse algae.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Come Sunday, Raman, wearing jeans and a chartreuse cardigan, was greeting bike riders at a Sawtelle coffee shop and speaking to a phone bank group at UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Styled by Rebecca Corbin-Murray, she paired the chartreuse dress with marching diamonds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
In Christie’s Linda, we have a more relatable menopausal role model than the Hulk, not to mention one that isn't a radioactive tone of chartreuse.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
Snowy white chaises with chartreuse pillows, jade bedcurtains and saffron drapes, fuchsia walls and garnet tapestries.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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